Blooming Prairie has been away from home for two games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Dover-Eyota Eagles at 7:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Blooming Prairie came up short against Blue Earth and fell 2-0.
While Blooming Prairie was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Dover-Eyota didn't have quite enough to beat Lourdes on Thursday and fell 3-2. Dover-Eyota has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Dover-Eyota sadly wound up on the wrong side. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 13-25, 25-23, 15-25, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Dover-Eyota was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matches.
Blooming Prairie has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season. As for Dover-Eyota, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5.
Blooming Prairie came out on top in a nail-biter against Dover-Eyota in their previous matchup on September 7th, sneaking past 2-1. Will Blooming Prairie repeat their success, or does Dover-Eyota have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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